Every name given to a US baby since 1880, ranked year by year — straight from Social Security Administration birth records. 105,966 names · 375,362,447 births · public domain.

Riley**

#169 most common girls' name of all time · #328 across all names · 43% male / 57% female · used 1880–2025 · genuinely unisex

Rank among girls
#169
Rank overall
#328 of 105,966
First appeared
1880 or earlier
Years on the list
146 of 146
All-time
246,985
Since 2016
69,802
Peak year
2008 #39
Best rank
#22 2016
Girls Boys peak 9,906/yr
18801900192019401960198020002020

Riley is in the records from the very first year available, so it was almost certainly in use before 1880 — the data simply doesn't go back further.

Year by year

YearGirlsBoysTotalRank
2025 4,441 1,666 6,107 #48
2024 4,657 1,573 6,230 #42
2023 4,643 1,632 6,275 #43
2022 4,914 1,600 6,514 #39
2021 5,225 1,452 6,677 #37
2020 5,339 1,368 6,707 #33
2019 5,712 1,374 7,086 #30
2018 6,010 1,470 7,480 #28
2017 6,368 1,471 7,839 #25
2016 7,159 1,728 8,887 #22
2015 5,739 2,094 7,833 #35
2014 4,800 2,448 7,248 #47
2013 4,941 2,559 7,500 #45
2012 4,833 2,890 7,723 #47
2011 5,045 3,462 8,507 #47
2010 5,543 3,649 9,192 #40
2009 5,637 3,791 9,428 #38
2008 5,774 4,132 9,906 #39
2007 5,212 3,973 9,185 #52
2006 5,056 4,396 9,452 #56
2005 5,127 4,110 9,237 #54
2004 4,982 4,110 9,092 #58
2003 4,243 4,077 8,320 #72
2002 3,906 3,959 7,865 #77
2001 3,044 3,653 6,697 #106
2000 2,552 3,421 5,973 #131
1999 2,312 2,970 5,282 #138
1998 1,877 3,013 4,890 #166
1997 1,669 2,833 4,502 #184
1996 1,150 2,393 3,543 #246
1995 969 1,919 2,888 #287
1994 756 1,588 2,344 #350
1993 553 1,379 1,932 #453
1992 424 1,067 1,491 #555
1991 286 865 1,151 #726
1990 238 814 1,052 #822
1989 169 675 844 #1,016
1988 124 529 653 #1,210
1987 88 476 564 #1,472
1986 99 403 502 #1,327
1985 64 334 398 #1,765
1984 22 252 274 #3,617
1983 36 225 261 #2,519
1982 35 198 233 #2,651
1981 25 180 205 #3,348
1980 18 164 182 #4,159
1979 16 162 178 #4,428
1978 13 166 179 #4,949
1977 10 116 126 #5,898
1976 7 106 113 #7,326
1975 11 106 117 #5,180
1974 8 85 93 #6,285
1973 7 90 97 #6,693
1972 — 85 85 —
1971 — 96 96 —
1970 — 78 78 —
1969 — 79 79 —
1968 5 94 99 #7,061
1967 — 73 73 —
1966 — 93 93 —
1965 6 73 79 #5,839
1964 — 106 106 —
1963 — 99 99 —
1962 — 112 112 —
1961 — 102 102 —
1960 — 107 107 —
1959 — 113 113 —
1958 — 115 115 —
1957 6 141 147 #5,407
1956 — 134 134 —
1955 — 130 130 —
1954 — 166 166 —
1953 — 164 164 —
1952 7 163 170 #4,510
1951 5 146 151 #5,438
1950 — 152 152 —
1949 — 170 170 —
1948 — 179 179 —
1947 6 186 192 #4,784
1946 — 166 166 —
1945 — 139 139 —
1944 — 171 171 —
1943 5 171 176 #4,721
1942 5 157 162 #4,654
1941 5 174 179 #4,449
1940 — 150 150 —
1939 — 139 139 —
1938 — 141 141 —
1937 6 139 145 #3,819
1936 — 156 156 —
1935 — 156 156 —
1934 — 156 156 —
1933 — 153 153 —
1932 — 131 131 —
1931 — 137 137 —
1930 5 162 167 #4,570
1929 6 163 169 #4,073
1928 — 168 168 —
1927 — 162 162 —
1926 — 179 179 —
1925 — 165 165 —
1924 — 168 168 —
1923 5 174 179 #4,986
1922 — 163 163 —
1921 — 160 160 —
1920 — 166 166 —
1919 — 194 194 —
1918 — 174 174 —
1917 — 139 139 —
1916 — 166 166 —
1915 — 142 142 —
1914 — 101 101 —
1913 — 97 97 —
1912 — 87 87 —
1911 — 47 47 —
1910 — 63 63 —
1909 — 49 49 —
1908 — 42 42 —
1907 — 40 40 —
1906 — 37 37 —
1905 — 34 34 —
1904 — 32 32 —
1903 — 29 29 —
1902 — 37 37 —
1901 — 30 30 —
1900 — 53 53 —
1899 — 35 35 —
1898 — 39 39 —
1897 — 44 44 —
1896 — 39 39 —
1895 — 49 49 —
1894 — 38 38 —
1893 — 36 36 —
1892 — 39 39 —
1891 — 28 28 —
1890 — 39 39 —
1889 — 44 44 —
1888 — 37 37 —
1887 — 46 46 —
1886 — 39 39 —
1885 — 58 58 —
1884 — 47 47 —
1883 — 45 45 —
1882 — 54 54 —
1881 — 47 47 —
1880 — 41 41 —